Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-05-13
OGDEN CITY.
General Notes,

VI
DEMOCRAT have borne fruit and the horse
men of Ogden and vicinity will enjoy an
other great turf tournament on the
beautiful grounds of the Ogden Driving
Park Association in the northeastern
part of town. On the Both Instant there
will be full spring meeting The pro-
gramme, so learn from Secretary j. w.
McNutt, embraces one trotting race,
three running matches and one foot race
(the latter for 800 Entries will be open
till the 25th.
The U. p freight office is in daily re-
ceipt Of large consignments OF bathing
houses and other material for the coming
lakeside resort at Syracuse, near Rays
vile.
We cheerfully indorse the invocation
made to the public by the members of
the G. A. r. and w. R. c. to assist in
making the celebration of Decoration
Day one forever memorable in the an
nails of 0gden's loyalty. An especial re-
quest is made for the donation of flowers
with which to bedeck the silent homes of
those who have gone before us and whose
memories should be made to blossom
with multicolored beauty and fragrant
redolence on the sacred day of the dead
The car load OF fine California horses
which have been stopping over here for
a couple of days, were transferred on the
Union Pacific this morning bound for St.
Louis, where the fleet-footed equines will
maintain the honors of their records.
The plank sidewalk in front of a part
OF the Garfield estate block, east side OF
Main street. needs fixing. 1t is getting
to be regular nuisance in its irregular
formation.
Fires were burning all day Yesterday
III the stoves OF stores, shops and saloons.
George Weber has withdrawn from the
secondhand furniture business; but he
remains Fl st-class upholsterer all the
same.
Cory Bros. keep sending grading and
construction outfits to Colorado and Wy
oming all the time.
II. H. Smith, OF Cornne, has been in
town, receiving well-deserved compli-
ments for the capture of the wife murder
Ing negro from Pocatello.
Roland Reed holds forth this evening
in the Union Opera House, and there's
no Humbug about it, either. The troupe
gave fine performance in Logan last
night
This evening at o'clock, the synod of
Utah comprising the ministers and mem
bers OF the Presbyterian church, will
meet at the church on Fourth street, 0g-
den Rev. r. G. McNiece, d. D., OF Salt
Lake City, win preach the opening SER
mon. The session will continue over the
Sabbath. A general invitation is ex-
tended to the people for all the meetings
So | learn from Rev. Josiah Mechanic.
George W. Driver has gone north on
business.
The City Council met at o'clock this
afternoon on regular business Of general
importance.
It's been a very urcongenial cold spell
in the beautiful month of May.
Charley Ducheneau has removed his
jackass from the yard on Sixth street
1t does no longer bray in the confines
of civilization, but wastes its sweetness
on the desert air.
It's just as we'll to tell the truth while
we are about it, and that is: Business
was quiet yesterday.
James Gale and wife will take in the
excursion to England, which leaves in a
few weeks
City Treasurer left for the Territorial
capital last evening.
Minter & Fletcher have opened out on
Fourth street, near Young, to render
happy all who are thirsty,
"Fou- Eyes" the gold-spectacled fell
low, who is charged with having COM
mitted the burglary at Collinson & Ban
ford's, on lower Fifth street, the carly
part of the month, has been traced to
cheyenne, whittier official notification
of his crime and requisition for his arrest
have been sent. He'll probably be
brought back here tonight or tomorrow
to receive his just dues.
Ogden river, as well as Weber river, is
rising high But there is little if any
danger of damage by inundation, as the
imperiled positions were strongly forti-
fed four years ago this spring, when we
had the great flood that caused SO much
havoc Now the banks in exposed locali-
ties are well protected.
Lower Sixth street still exerts its
pristine magnetic influence on a certain
class of hoodlums and rowdies who will
insist on "raising Cain" and disturbing
peaceful peoples equanimity. A special
police force should be engaged TO be
patroling that neighborhood every night
till the lawless element are weeded out
or scared away, so as to never return.
1t was Mrs. Kuechler's birthday an
niversary that was commemorated the
other day.
Wires were strung on new poles yes
terday for the new electric light upon the
incandescent system.
Again great fears are entertained as to
the injury done to the fruit by the noe
turnal frosts which have been affecting
this part of the kingdom of late.
NJ. Wasserman, OF Cheyenne, was in
town yesterday, a guest at the Broom
Hotel,
The First District Court was busy all
day Thursday with the trial of Joseph II.
Dean, charged with polygamy. A jury
was secured in the forenoon, and in the
afternoon the testimony of witnesses was
taken, the evidence by Florence Ridges,
the alleged polygamous spouse, being of
a very interesting and Ito the prosecu-
tom exasperating character.
OGDEN BRIEFS.
Erash EfSchaT Rapr